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Estate planning with life insurance: how the right policy can help
Estate planning is an emotional task with major financial consequences – it can feel overwhelming at times. On the bright side, you have many helpful tools at your disposal. For example, have you considered estate planning with life insurance?
BMO
Apr 31 min read


Webinar - Estate planning basics—getting a head start on the future, Thursday, April 23, 2026
There’s never a better time to start thinking about planning your estate than right now, no matter your age or where you are in your life journey. It can be tough to think about a future without you in it but getting started can be the hardest part.
Join this webinar to learn how valuable starting your estate planning can be. We’ll talk about how your estate plan can protect your loved ones, the things you’ve worked so hard to build, and even you.
Manulife
Mar 231 min read


Facing the Music: Challenges and Opportunities in Today’s Commercial Real Estate Market
For commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers and lenders, central banks have been a persistent source of frustration in recent years. Aiming to rein in stubborn inflation, the Federal Reserve and most of its peers have maintained elevated interest rates longer than anticipated
PIMCO
Mar 201 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Monday, April 20, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Mar 201 min read


Bend, Not Break: Investing in Real Estate Amid Economic Uncertainty
The commercial real estate landscape in 2025 is shaped by structural uncertainty driven by geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation, and an unpredictable interest rate path
PIMCO
Mar 181 min read


Webinar - Estate planning basics—getting a head start on the future, Saturday, April 18, 2026
There’s never a better time to start thinking about planning your estate than right now, no matter your age or where you are in your life journey. It can be tough to think about a future without you in it but getting started can be the hardest part.
Join this webinar to learn how valuable starting your estate planning can be. We’ll talk about how your estate plan can protect your loved ones, the things you’ve worked so hard to build, and even you.
Manulife
Mar 161 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Friday, April 17, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Mar 161 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Mar 131 min read


An Active Manager’s Lens Into Private Investment Grade Credit
The rise of private markets has brought new attention to private investment grade (IG) credit, which can offer investors a premium over public IG for giving borrowers customized terms – though that premium comes with certain risks.
PIMCO
Mar 131 min read


Prevent and protect
Prevent & Protect - Online financial fraud is a growing international criminal enterprise. Often it’s committed by sophisticated organized crime networks, with proceeds funding such illegal activities as drugs and weapons trafficking, prostitution and money laundering.1 Fraudsters often pose as legitimate organizations, family members in distress or peddlers of get-rich-quick schemes
Manulife Securities
Mar 91 min read


Webinar - Taxes and your retirement income - Friday, March 27, 2026
You’ve worked hard to build your retirement savings and you’re ready to think about turning your savings into income. How does the transition from savings to income affect your income taxes?
Join this webinar to learn how different types of retirement income are taxed. You’ll also learn about tax credits and programs that can reduce the amount of tax you pay.
Manulife
Feb 261 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Monday, March 23, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Feb 231 min read


Understanding Alternatives’ Speak
A glossary of terms to help guide investors through the key terms used in the private alternatives space.
PIMCO
Feb 161 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Feb 91 min read


It's time to spring clean your finances
Ah, spring. The snow recedes, the wind warms and positive change is the air
Manulife
Feb 61 min read


Webinar - Tax planning strategies for your savings - Friday, March 6, 2026
Do you want to know more about how your savings can help you save money on taxes?
Join this webinar to learn practical tax planning tips and strategies. We go over how to avoid tax penalties, maximize deductions, and make the most of your savings.
Manulife
Feb 61 min read


Webinar - Estate planning basics—getting a head start on the future, Thursday, February 26, 2026
There’s never a better time to start thinking about planning your estate than right now, no matter your age or where you are in your life journey. It can be tough to think about a future without you in it but getting started can be the hardest part.
Join this webinar to learn how valuable starting your estate planning can be. We’ll talk about how your estate plan can protect your loved ones, the things you’ve worked so hard to build, and even you.
Manulife
Jan 261 min read


Webinar - Shedding some light on government programs: Old Age Security (OAS) - Tuesday, February 17, 2026
How much can I expect from OAS? Who is eligible for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)?
Join this webinar to learn about these government programs, including when and how to receive them.
Manulife
Jan 211 min read


Webinar - RRSPs and TFSAs and you - Friday, February 20, 2026
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs)—what's the difference and how could they help you save money?
Join this webinar to learn what these plans are, how they’re different, and why you could think about both when you’re deciding how to save.
Manulife
Jan 191 min read


Webinar - RRSPs and TFSAs and you - Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and, tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs)—what's the difference and how could they help you save money?
Join this webinar to learn what these plans are, how they’re different, and why you could think about both when you’re deciding how to save.
Manulife
Jan 161 min read
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